Al,Weeks after spring training began, and not a peep on Lucroy. Thoughts?MH

Teams want to know he's recovered from his concussion and any post concussion symptoms. Thus far, he's caught 13 innings in 4 games, and MLB.com does not keep track of foul tips to the mask.
I would assume most teams would prefer to have him in camp for at least 2-3 weeks, to work with their pitchers. Two weeks would be March 21st, about a week and a half from now.

We are in the midst of the early days of spring, and optimism is in full bloom. Everyone feels good about their youngsters, most everyone is still healthy, and so on. As time goes on, everyone gets a bit more realistic, pitchers start throwing their breaking stuff, and 0-4's become more common.

Of course, it's possible no team makes an offer Stearns finds acceptable. Most folks seem to think Lucroy will bring back several top prospects in return, similar to the Gomez/Fiers trade last July. And I suppose he could, if he were to be paired with a solid, cheap player like Fiers. That said, two seasons of Lucroy is not enough to equal 1.5 of Gomez and 4.5 of Fiers, in my mind at least...though Jonathan's contract is extremely team friendly, so that helps.

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